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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- six [sɪks]
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1.
num
六
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2.
num
see also five
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1.
num
六
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- six [sɪks] [sɪks]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- six [sɪks]
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1.
n
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one - See also number
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2.
n
six o'clock six hours after noon or midnight
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3.
n
a numeral, 6, VI, etc, representing this number
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4.
n
null sixer
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5.
n
something representing, represented by, or consisting of six units, such as a playing card with six symbols on it
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6.
n
[cricket]
a stroke in which the ball crosses the boundary without bouncing
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7.
n
the six runs scored for such a stroke
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8.
n
a division of a Brownie Guide or Cub Scout pack
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9.
determiner
amounting to six
- six nations
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10.
determiner
(as pronoun)
- set the table for six
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11.
determiner
[Etymology]
Old English siex; related to Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Old High German sehs, Latin sex, Greek hex, Sanskrit sastha
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12.
n
null six and two threes
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1.
n
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one - See also number
Examples
- Six and six is twelve.
- 6加6等于12。
- a table to accommodate six diners
- 一张能坐6人的餐桌 → accommodate
- He wrote six books altogether.
- 他总共写了六本书。 → altogether
- to average six hours of sleep a night
- 每晚平均睡6小时 → average
- The children average six years of age.
- 这些孩子平均年龄为6岁。 → average
- Call me at six.
- 6点叫醒我。 → call
- Six,counting me.
- 把我计算在内，共六人。 → count
- A touchdown counts for six points.
- （橄榄球中)持球者越过对方球门线以球触地算得6分。 → count
- four down, six to go
- 干完4个，还有6个(要干) → down
- a six-inch fall of snow
- 六英寸的降雪量 → fall
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